The parents of two teenagers on an aid trip to Romania have spoken of their ordeal after the duo landed themselves in hot water with authorities.

Crasbo youths Liam Shone, from Loftus, and Stephen Baker, from Ormesby, both joined the Convoy Aid trip in the hope it would help them mend their ways.

But the 16-year-olds have ended up in trouble with Stephen interviewed by Romanian police for fighting while Liam admitted he has breached bail conditions by being in Romania.

Liam's dad Richard, 44, said he was shocked to hear the news but said his son was determined to see out the rest of the trip.

The unemployed dad of four said: "Liam was due to speak to the police about an incident of common assault before he left but I've spoken to our solicitor and it sounds as if we can sort out the bail problems when he gets back.

"Technically he's breached bail, but there has been no word about him having to come back early. The plan is for him to come back with the convoy in six weeks' time."

After hearing of the trouble in Romania, he added: "Stephen got into some fight in a bar, but Liam had nothing to do with that.

"There was a bit of bother with them getting up in the mornings for work, but apart from that Liam seems fine."

Stephen's mother Sharon Baker said she is desperate for him to return home to Ormesby but believes it could be weeks before she sees him again.

She said: "I spoke to him on Monday and he was saying nothing had happened. He said 'I've done nothing' and just kept saying he wanted to come home.

"He spoke to my mother on Sunday but I don't know exactly what he said to her. She's not very well so I didn't want to push her on it.

"But I haven't stopped crying since the weekend."

The pair embarked on the trip after speaking to Rod Jones, the man who runs Convoy Aid Romania and regularly goes there to distribute.

Rod hoped that by recruiting Stephen and Liam, both subject to Criminal Anti-Social Behaviour Orders, he could help sort out their lives.

Rod claimed Stephen had been involved in a few fights in the village with local lads and his passport had been taken off him while police carried out investigations.

The Convoy Aid man said: "I've got a responsibility to make sure they're safe, but that's all I'm going to do. They are living on the basics and I don't know what's going to happen at the end of it all."

Sharon said she has heard her son will not return to the UK until June. She added: "We hope it is sooner.

"I wouldn't care but he'd been doing so well. It sounds like everything has kicked off.

"I don't think it was right putting two Asbo kids in the same village. They should have been separated."